B1 Passive Voice

I Filll in the correct passive form of the verb.

1. Romeo and Juliet ___________________ by Shakespeare. (WRITE)

2. The books _________________________ yet. (NOT PUBLISH)
3. As soon as I got home, I realized that my wallet _________________________. (STEAL)
4. Dinner _________________________ between 5 and 10 p.m. every day. (SERVE)
5. No letters _________________________ since the start of the strike. (DELIVER)
6. The building _________________________ torn down when we got there (BE).
7. Progress in many fields of science _________________________ in the last decade. (MAKE)
8. Since last week 5 of the 7 terrorists _________________________. (CATCH)
9. Taxes _________________________ by the new government next month. (INCREASE)
10.The classroom _________________________ next week. (REDECORATE)
11.The church _________________________ by a famous architect in the 18th century.
(DESIGN)
12.The tunnel _________________________ at the moment, so it's closed for all traffic.
(REPAIR)
13.My phone _________________________. I can't find it anywhere. (TAKE)
14.The application _________________________ by Friday. (MUST SEND)
15.When we first met, I had _________________________ a job at the bank. (ALREADY OFFER)
16.Olives _________________________ in Mediterranean countries. (GROW)
17.He _________________________ French when he spent his childhood there. (TEACH)
18."A Hard Days Night" _________________________ by the Beatles. (WRITE)
19.We _________________________ about the hurricane for the last few days. (WARN)
20.Before the meeting was over all the food _________________________. (EAT)
21.I _____________________________ extra pay this month. (ALREADY GIVE)
22.I _________________________ by the music so I couldn't concentrate. (DISTURB)
23.Aluminium _________________________ out of bauxite. (MAKE)
24. _________________________________________ yet? (THE PACKAGES , DELIVER)
25.A UFO _________________________ by several witnesses yesterday evening. (SEE)
II Rewrite the sentences and m a k e them passive.

1. Families in poor countries often force their children to work.

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2. They have offered him a good job.
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3. They should have redecorated the house before Christmas.
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4. They will repair my car by next week.
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5. People say that he is a good surfer.
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6. They have treated the prisoners badly for years.
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7. You haven’t answered to my question yet.
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8. We had to call the ambulance.
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9. In Asia children do a lot of the work.
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10.You cannot reach this village by train.
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11.Settlers built this town in 1802.
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12.Committee members handed out invitations for the meeting.
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13.You must park your car in the garage.
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14.They showed us the most important paintings in the gallery.
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15.They speak Spanish here.
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